I weighed myself yesterday morning and Wow, I've lost 3 pounds, I wish someone had told me about this before
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Also, an interesting article on Water
Water
If ever there were a magic potion for weight loss, water would
be it. Every good nutritional program insists that you drink a minimum of 8–10
glasses of water per day. Most people don’t drink the recommended amount because
they don’t fully understand how important water is in maintaining good health
and losing weight.
Our
bodies are composed of approximately 75% water. Any variation from the natural balance
causes serious disruptions in many metabolic processes that are crucial to
weight loss.
• Water helps the body metabolize stored fat.
The
kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they are not
working at full capacity, the liver must take over some of the load. The
liver’s function is crucial to weight loss and if the liver has to
do some of the kidneys’ work, it cannot adequately do its job (metabolizing
fat). As a result, the liver metabolizes less fat, more fat is stored in the body,
and weight loss becomes slow or stagnates.
• Water is crucial in ridding the body of waste.
During
weight loss, the body has a lot of waste to eliminate: excess fat and stored
toxins. Adequate water consumption helps the body flush out these wastes.
• Water is a natural diuretic.
Many
people retain fluid and become dependent on synthetic diuretics to lose excess
water weight. Surprisingly, drinking enough water is actually the best
treatment for water retention. When it doesn’t get enough water, the body
perceives a threat to its survival and begins to hold on to every drop of water
that it can. If you give your body the amount of water that it needs, it will
quickly release any retained water.
• Water is a natural laxative.
When
the body does not get enough water, it takes it from other internal sources. If
the colon becomes dry, stool becomes dry and difficult to pass, resulting in
constipation—possibly with gas, bloating, and painful elimination. If the body
receives sufficient amounts of water, the colon will be rehydrated and proper
bowel function restored. To experience significant weight loss and optimal health,
it is crucial to drink a sufficient amount of water every day. By “sufficient,”
I mean that you should drink half your body weight (in pounds) in ounces of
water each day: (body weight, in pounds/2). For example, a 200-pound person
should drink 100 ounces of water.
In
addition to this baseline recommendation, I suggest that you add 8 ounces of
water for every 8 ounces of caffeinated beverage consumed and another 8 ounces
if you have exercised. Also, drink water at room temperature. Cold water will
sit in your stomach until it has warmed to body
temperature; only then will it move to the small intestine for absorption. Many
people mistake thirst for hunger because both sensations tell the brain that
the body is in need of energy. So, a person who is dehydrated may misinterpret
this feeling and end up overeating. Several studies have been done in which
people were told to drink water at the first sign or feeling of hunger. In most
cases, the hunger quickly passed, and subjects lost 35–40 pounds in less than a
year. If you do not drink the recommended amounts of water for your weight and
experience hunger pangs during the day, then chances are your body is thirsty.
Because water is a natural appetite suppressant, drink 8 ounces of water at the
first sign of hunger and 15 minutes before the start of every meal.
Although
drinking the appropriate quantity of water is essential, it is equally
important to drink high-quality water. Unfortunately, no matter where you live,
tap water is contaminated with heavy metals, chlorine, and waterborne toxins. I
highly recommend that you filter the drinking water in your home. If you buy bottled
water, some of the best brands are Evian, Volvic, and Fiji. Glass containers
are best to keep stored water fresh and pure. Plastic containers can leach plastic
by-products into the water, affecting taste and purity, especially if exposed
to direct sunlight, so always keep bottled water in a dark, cool area. Never purchase
water in smoky plastic containers, which leak estrogenic chemicals (which can
disrupt hormone levels) and phthalates (which have been
linked to asthma and allergies) into the water.
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